The Explorer of Night (2019)

Developer: Alexandr Bondarenko
Publisher: Xitilon, TERNOX
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A tense and methodical journey through a hostile forest, where careful movement and puzzle solving are key to survival.

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About

The explorer of night is an minimalist platformer, where you need to help the main character to get out of the forest, inhabited by unfriendly enemies and dangerous traps.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.